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UNITED sTATEs PATENTOFFICE.

L. A. DOLE, 0F SALEM, OHIO.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Specication of Letters Patent No. 26,572, dated December 27, 1859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, L. A. DOLE, of Salem, in the county of Columbianaand State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement inWashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full,

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying draws ings, forming a part of this specification, in which-Figure 1, is a vertical transverse section of a washing machine with myimprovements. Fig. 2, is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 3, a planof the same.

Similar letters of reference, in eachof the several figures indicatecorresponding parts.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination ofthe slottedarms of the rubbing board with the hinged inclined sus pending links ofthe ivoted lever frame, whereby as the lever ame is moved forward, therubber is caused first to move downward in the path of a vertical circleuntil it is resisted by contact with the clothes and the stationaryvertical board, andmthen by reason of a continuance of the pressure inthe same direction, caused to rise perpendicularly and thus subject theclothes to a rubbing action similar to that performed by the hand on awash board, substantially as hereinafter described.

To enable others, skilled in the art, to make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

A, represents a washtub with its backside vertical, its bottom curvedand its front side inclined as represented in the drawing.

B, is a stationary vertically set luted Wash board. C, is a moving utedwashing board; its arms a, a, areslotted as at This board is hung onipivots c, c, which pass l loosely through the slots and to its lower end1j 1 a lever frame D,` is attached;` said frame being suspended `oninclined hinged links E, n i t s i E, as shown.

From the above description of parts, it? 1; will be evident thatfif`.the rubber is moved 1` from the position shownin blue to thezposil;tion shown in black, it will? press the clothes` squarely up againstthel `stationary wash board, and if the pressure on the level' iscontinued, the inclined linksilwillqhaveja .l tendency to cause therubber to rise, theslots"1 1 allowing it to do so. `Thistendency of the"links to throw the rubber upward and pro-i duce a forward pressureas thedownward t p i. pressure comes upon the lever frame, results ,I

from the links being hung outof aperpen?` dicular, and they consequentlyalwaysseek-Q` ing to assume a vertical position, which tendency beingresisted by thecontact of the; rubber with the clothes, they in turnactas i levers to increase the power and aid in pros Q ducing an upwardrubbing action. t.

What I claim as my inventionand `desire to secure by Letters Patentsis-e The arrangement consistmgof the tub LA, rubber B, hinged rubber C,slotted arms 0,96; g

lover frame D, and `l1iiiged"finclined links E, E, in the `manner andforthe purpose herein' described. t i i The above specification of lmy nwashing machines signed by me "thigiifhird day of N0ve1nber,;lr859.v'g

Witnesses: i

R. H. GAnNenis, 1 D. Gr. SWAIM.

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